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Welcome to the digital 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum!

Moderators: Elena and Martin Lichtenthaler

Theresia Bauer – Minister of Science, Research and Arts Baden-Württemberg
Beate Spiegel – Chairperson Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation and Managing Director Klaus Tschira Foundation
Anna Wienhard – Scientific Chairperson Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation
Carlos E. Kenig – President of the International Mathematical Union (IMU)
Hans Petter Graver – President of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters (DNVA)
Bernhard Eitel – President of Heidelberg University
Eckart Würzner – Mayor of the City of Heidelberg
Leslie Lamport – ACM A.M. Turing Award 2013
Fernando Castro-Prado – 6th HLF 2018 Alumnus

Music by the saxophone quartet "Balanced Action"

The 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum took place from September 20–23, 2021. #HLF21

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